Happy K-shaped Christmas-what is already clear in New York, where I’ll be spending Christmas, is that the asymmetry of the K-shaped economy is reshaping local politics. Former mayor Michael Bloomberg… www.ft.com/content/1b02... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

"What kind of holiday season will we have? If recent history is a guide, it will be K-shaped." The latest from @ranaforoohar.bsky.social of @financialtimes.com that includes a few of my thoughts. www.ft.com/content/1b02...

Happy K-shaped Christmas: as.ft.com/r/f6ee4f6c-4... Happy K-shaped Christmas

My thoughts on holiday shopping season, Trump speech, and all things affordability:

My thoughts on the affordability crisis

America’s economy is at the mercy of crony capitalism—As the JC Goodgal letter notes, “when the rulebook appears adjustable for well-connected actors, market pricing begins to incorporate expectations of… www.ft.com/content/85fd... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

My colleague @gideonrachman.bsky.social has written an important column: www.ft.com/content/9536... I'm the daughter of a "third world foreigner," and I believe this hateful turn in US politics will be the end of America if it goes unchecked. Europe must resist it. We all must.

My latest column: www.ft.com/content/85fd...

Great job to @ranaforoohar.bsky.social tonight on Abby Philip. Always quick with the true economic facts.

My daughter is editing a comic anthology. Artists should apply here: www.instagram.com/p/DRuQboODnJ...

Sous l’impression de toute-puissance, la maîtrise de Trump n’est qu’apparente : derrière ce spectacle, il y a une administration tétanisée et un pouvoir centrifuge. Pour @ranaforoohar.bsky.social, cette dissonance pourrait précipiter une grande crise. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/11/2...

Incredibly good analysis of where the Democrats are in the light of the Epstein scandal! Definitely worth a few minutes of reading!

Affordability is Trump’s problem now-The US president claims inflation is going down, but it is in fact higher than it was when he was elected. Hawks are once again ascendant at the Federal Reserve, warning… www.ft.com/content/1d70... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

I enjoyed being in the FT again with Rana, going in the wayback machine to talk about the old Democratic Study Group and why the bifurcation of politics and policy is what created the (self-)importance of people like Larry Summers.

My latest Swamp Note, on Summers, Epstein and where Dems go from here with the American Prospect's @ddayen.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/d94b...

My latest column: www.ft.com/content/1d70...

That generation bragged that economics is "value-free," which is why elites felt ok saying "sure, my neighbor's job is being off-shored but that's a good thing." Then they're puzzled that we have a democracy crisis. Bigger picture, this is where separating policy from values takes you: amorality.

And if this doesn't solidify the Democratic Party shift away from neoliberalism and the people who espoused it, I don't know what will....

@MoiraDonegan nails the Epstein mess in this column: theguardian.com/commentisfre... "Many of the emails to and from Epstein are marked by a tone of haughty knowingness, a kind of worldly, smug cynicism" which suggests that "morality is for the little people." Couldn't agree more.

Epstein and immigration will unravel Trump’s coalition—signs of a weakening economy mean that Trump is unlikely to push harder on immigration—the last thing he needs right now is more labour market inflation… www.ft.com/content/150d... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

We need more bearish takes on China because a strong case for it can be made and we're innundated with bullish takes. And we need more bullish takes on Europe (and separately for UK & Germany)

"A land-value tax would discourage land hoarding, and the number of properties that can be owned by any single corporate landlord should be limited. Concentration is the enemy of supply." El acaparamiento de suelo y vivienda debe frenarse para que aumente la oferta vía @ranaforoohar.bsky.social.

From "Housing is shelter, but it is also an asset class" to "Housing should be about shelter first and foremost — not investors’ profits" in 850 breezy words, in the @financialtimes.com no less. Kudos @ranaforoohar.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/242f...

Wow. Just wow. www.ft.com/content/b345...

My latest column: www.ft.com/content/242f...

I know I sometimes post about the rise of China, but here is a (slightly) contrary perspective. I would add that one reason for the failure of the EU-China summit in July was that both sides were too busy dealing with the Trump administration to think much about each other.

Reasons to be bearish about China’s rise-Historically, global hegemony and openness have been intimately linked; economic dynamism relies on the desire of people and capital to move into a country. But… www.ft.com/content/1467... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

What lessons to take from last week’s Democratic victories?—while the victories may have made clear that Donald Trump is an albatross for Republicans (several candidates made hay with explicitly anti-Trump platforms)… www.ft.com/content/9e06... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

My latest column: on.ft.com/4p0nbJt Reasons to be bearish about China’s rise

In today's FT Swamp Notes, @ranaforoohar.bsky.social and I pick the bones out of last week's election results in the US on.ft.com/49chSlE

My thoughts on the AI bubble

My thoughts on the tariff stakes with SCOTUS and Trump

AI vs faith: my latest Swamp Note on.ft.com/3LJ5y2g

Another day, another brilliant newsletter by @ranaforoohar.bsky.social at @financialtimes.com Agree with Michael Toscano or not (I do not agree that Fat Donny or the Republicans will ever responsibly address anything, ever), it's a worthy response. #AI #Financialtimes #Responsiblegovernance

The US right should stop fearing the female-The issue here isn’t trying to figure out which gender is “better” or “worse” at something (which is such a tired subject of debate). It is to point out the obvious, which is… www.ft.com/content/2e7e... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

"[Helen Andrews] argued that the “great feminisation” of American workplaces [...] since the 1970s is at the root of everything from the demise of free speech to competitive decline" love when these opinions are held by college-educated women with successful professional careers! anyway, great piece

Terrific essay. Pope Francis was unequivocal in his rejection of neoliberalism (Fratelli Tutti), and Pope Leo is emphasizing the need for an economy that works for the have-nots. These positions are consistent with a return to Catholic social teaching.

“The fact that this event was so well attended speaks to the importance not only of labour in American politics today, but also to Catholics as both an intellectual force and a crucial swing vote. It is a vote that Democrats and Republicans will be courting assiduously…” @ranaforoohar.bsky.social

My latest column: www.ft.com/content/2e7e...

Reurm Novarum On the Condiction of the Working Classes www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

A working class Catholic Trump supporters lays bare the empty rhetoric of the Democrats with a killer quote: "Working with Democrats is like going to a strip-club: You get a hard-on, but you don't get laid." Via @ranaforoohar.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/e0a2...

The ascension of America’s Catholic right-And will either party be able to justify its relationship to the Big Tech companies brewing up the next labour-disrupting revolution in the form of AI? The answers to those questions… www.ft.com/content/e0a2... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

My latest piece, in the @ftweekend.com on.ft.com/49siwvd The ascension of America’s Catholic right

Silicon Valley called — the 1990s are back—the dynamics underlying this bubble are far more complex than they were two decades ago. Will productivity gains offset AI-related job losses? Will energy remain a chokepoint? Will… www.ft.com/content/8344... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

How do we reclaim civility and democracy?—I felt compelled to ask this question today for several reasons, the most important being that I have as my respondent the brilliant political philosopher Michael Sandel… www.ft.com/content/c505... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

My latest column: www.ft.com/content/8344...

My very talented daughter’s new comic is now availbkw here: moodythezine.square.site/product/deat...

Check out my segment on CNN’s Connect the World, with Christina Macfarlane: www.linkedin.com/posts/rana-f...

America’s rare earth delusion—US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said last week that China’s leveraging of export controls on the minerals was the result of “rogue” trade actions in advance of a planned Trump-Xi summit, and… www.ft.com/content/583a... @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

#NowReading2025 DON'T BE EVIL: THE CASE AGAINST BIG TECH by @ranaforoohar.bsky.social via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social imbibed at Cafe Kova Garden #KitaSenju #北千住 #Books #Coffee #Scones #TechBros 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky